All The Retail Week articles – Page 3
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VideoThe Retail Week: Does Next imply a Christmas turkey for stores?
After Next unveiled its Christmas trading figures, the team discuss what the retailer’s update tells us about how the festive season panned out.
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VideoThe Retail Week: How will retail fare over Christmas and New Year?
The team cut through the contradictory statistics, predictions, reviews and profit warnings to gauge how retailers will perform over the holiday season.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Will Brexit steal Christmas?
Both Mike Ashley and Primark have warned that November trading has been challenging. With political chaos and consumer uncertainty rife, will Brexit ruin Christmas?
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VideoThe Retail Week: Consumer trends to look out for in 2019
This week we take a look at how the consumer will feel and shop in 2019 and the trends that will drive their behaviour.
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VideoThe Retail Week: How will Christmas play out for retailers?
The golden quarter is now well underway, but will it be a happy Christmas for retailers?
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VideoThe Retail Week: Should retailers invest or cut costs?
As Sainsbury’s, Majestic Wine and Mothercare take contrasting approaches to turbulent times, the team discuss whether retailers should invest or cut costs in the current climate.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Who will be grocery's winners this Christmas?
As grocers launch their festive adverts and publish their latest results, the team discuss who will be the sector’s winners and losers this Christmas.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Can Sir Philip Green's empire survive?
As claims of alleged sexual harassment and racist abuse stack up against Sir Philip Green, the team discuss whether his Arcadia empire can survive his personal crisis.
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VideoThe Retail Week: How can fashion fix itself?
After a week of contrasting fortunes for the likes of Asos, Superdry, New Look and Oasis and Warehouse, the Retail Week team discuss whether fashion can fix itself.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is the 'Amazon tax' right for retail?
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has called for the Government to bring in the ‘Amazon tax’ – a 2% charge on online retailers’ revenue. The team discusses whether this is the right thing for retail right now.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Will Tesco's discounter Jack's work?
In the week Tesco unveiled its much-anticipated value fascia Jack’s, we discuss whether it will entice shoppers away from Aldi and Lidl.
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VideoThe Retail Week: The tech set to transform retail
As retail’s digital shift continues, we discuss some of the big themes from Retail Week’s Tech. festival with special guest Will Shuckburgh
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VideoThe Retail Week: How HoF fits into Ashley's masterplan
Mike Ashley has snapped up House of Fraser hours after it entered administration. So where does the business fit into his strategy?
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VideoThe Retail Week: Is House of Fraser worth saving?
As House of Fraser teeters on the brink, the team discuss whether the department store business deserves to retain its place on the high street.
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VideoThe Retail Week: What Ikea's store U-turn means for retail
This week we learnt Ikea is moving into the high street and Hammerson is moving out of retail parks. The team discuss what is motivating these strategies, what they say about shopping habits and if the new approaches will pay off.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Time for Mike Ashley to quit gambling?
Mike Ashley likes a flutter in both his private and professional life, which has frequently worked in his favour. But Sports Direct’s profits took a £85.4m hit on its near-30% Debenhams stake over the year. We discuss whether it’s time for Ashley to quit gambling.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Can M&S prove its ‘right to exist’?
M&S chairman Archie Norman warned that the business does not have a “God-given right to exist”. How can M&S prove its worth?
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VideoIs talk of Brexit food chaos scaremongering?
The BRC warned Theresa May that a hard Brexit could lead to food rotting at ports and higher prices for shoppers. Is this reality or just scaremongering?
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VideoThe Retail Week: What to make of JLP’s zero profit shocker
John Lewis Partnership warned this week that its profits for the first half of the year will be “close to zero”, while outlining its new vision. We discuss what it means for JLP and the retail industry as a whole.
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VideoWas MPs' Sainsbury's-Asda grilling style over substance?
Asda chief Roger Burnley and Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe have been grilled by MPs on their proposed merger. This week, we discuss whether the inquisition was all theatre or will actually make an impact.